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Colour

#5981BD

  • #5981BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5981BD is a blue with RGB values 89, 129, 189 and HSL 216°, 43%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5981BD#5981BD
HEX#5981BD
RGBrgb(89, 129, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5059, 0.7412
RGB percentages34.9%, 50.6%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(216, 43.1%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 52.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK52.9%, 31.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,865,917
CSS custom property--colour: #5981BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#A67E42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6985C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D7BBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#248E96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Light slate grey · ΔE 25.4Slate grey · ΔE 25.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD9559
Analogous#59B3BD, #6359BD
Triadic#BD5981, #81BD59
Split complementary#BD6359, #B3BD59
Tetradic#BD59B3, #BD9559, #59BD63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF0F7
Lighter +30%#C6D4E9
Lighter +20%#A2B8DA
Lighter +10%#7D9DCC
Darker −10%#4168A2
Darker −20%#32507E
Darker −30%#243959
Darker −40%#152235
More saturated +25%#3C7BDA
Less saturated −25%#7687A0

Channel breakdown

R89
G129
B189
Red89 (34.9%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)43.1%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 81 · B BD

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